Convertible chair.



Ll 0. SCHULZ. CONVERTIBLE CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 20. 1916.

Patented. Feb. 13, 1917.

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LA JOS O. SCHULZ, OF HARRISON, NEW' YORK.

CONVERTIBLE CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented lFeb. 13, 1911"?.

Application led May 20, 1916. Serial No. 98,891.

To all 'LU/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Limos O. SCHULZ, a 'citizen of the United States, residing at Harrison, in the county of lVestchester and State of New York, have invented new and useful improvements in Convertible Chairs, of which the following is a speciiication.

This invention relates to convertible chairs and has for its principal object the provision of an article of furniture of this kind which will possess all of the features of reclining chairs of the Morris", type and at the saine time possess other structural ditl'er` ences which will permit the chair to be converted into a bed-like structure.

Another object of the invention resides in the `provision of a convertible chair in which the several parts thereof can be adjusted i with `facility when it is desiied to change the character or form of the structure.

A still further object of the invention resides in the provision of a chair of this kind in which the several parts thereof can be quickly separated from each other and fully exposed to permit the same to be cleaned and maintained in a sanitary condition.

lVitli the above and other objects in view which will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consi sts in the improved construction and novel arrangements of parts which will hereinafter be fully described and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing, there has been illustrated, a single and preferred form vof the invention, it being, however, understood that no limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural details therein eX- hibited, but that changes, alterations and modifications within the scope of the claim may be resorted to when desired.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the chair showing the adjustment of the di'lfeient parts thereof in dotted lines to form a bed.

Fig. 2, is a longitudinal section therethrough.

The structure consists of a main body or seat section 1, a swinging section 2, and a sliding section 3. The section 1, is provided with depending side walls 4, and an end wall Supporting legs 6, are extended from the section 1. The said section l, is provided with a main bottom 7, and a supplemental bottom 8, which may be solid or of open rectangular formation as desired. The main 1bottoni 7 ma also be )i'ovided with a bod y of cane or other suitable mesh material.

The ina-in bottoni 1, and said supplemental bottom 8, are spaced from each other to permit the section 3, to slide between said bottoms as shown in Fig. 2. The section 3, includes an inner bar 9, which has a thickness greater than the remaining bars of said section so that the surface 10, thereof, is adapted to forni a stop which will co-act with a stop strip 11, secured by screws 1:2, or like fastenings to the front edge of the supplemental bottom 8. This construction is desired in order that movement ofthe section 3, in an outward direction will be limited. The strip 11, is adapted to be detached from the supplemental bottom 1, in order that the section 3, ma)7 be entirely removed from the section 1, and the several parts of the structure thoroughly exposed for cleaning purposes.

The section 3, is provided with a front board 13, having a vertical extension and depending legs 14. The said section 3, is provided with a slot l5, and above the slot is a locking spring 16, having a substantially l camlike free portion 17, which is adapted to be projected into the passage 15, during certain periods of adiustment of the section 3, in the section 1. During another period of adjustment, the said spring is adapted to snap in a substantially correspondingly formed retaining recess 1S, formed in the under side of the main bottom 7.

The back section 2, includes side bars 1f). and a connecting top bar 20. The side bars are provided with pivoted legs Q1, which normally lie within slots 21, formed in said side bars and they are adapted to be concealed therein when the back section is in the full line position shown in Fig. 1, while. when said back section is in a horizontal position, the legs are adapted to be extended from said slots in. order that they may come into resting engagement with the surface of the floor.

The section 1, is provided with suitable side arms 22, which carry arcuate retaining elements 23, having suitable notches 241, therein adapted to receive a removable retaining bar 25. In this manner, the back section 2, may be inclined to suit the desire of the user.

Normally, the section-3, is concealed by the main section 1. The legs 14. thereof come slightly above the lower ends of the iio legs G, of the section l, and the chair may be conveniently moved over the licor without any possibility of the section 3, being disturbed or moved from the section l, The bar 12, serves to conceal the space between the bottoms 7 and 8 and it gives an ornamental iinish to the chair.

Upon ordinary observation, the chair presents the appearance of a reclining chair of the mentioned Morris type. T he main section l, supports cushions 26 and 27, the former being somewhat thicker than the latter as shown in Fig. f2. The section l, also supports a third cushion 28, having an enlarged portion 29, at one end which gives comfort and rest to the back of the user when reclining in the chair. liVhen it is desired to convert the structure from a chair to a bed, the bar 25, is removed and the back section 2, which is adapted to swing from the support 30, of the section l, may be adjusted to a horizontal position in order that the legs 21, can be brought into engagement with the floor. The section 3, is then d 'awn out to the position shown in Fig. 2. The cushion fG, is then placed upon the section 3, so as to come within the front board 13. The section 2, is then adjusted to a horizontal position and the legs 2l, adjusted against the floor. The cushion 28, is then reversed from its former position and the enlargement 29, will form a very comfortable head rest.

The structure is simple, compact and capable of being readily converted from an article of furniture of one form to that of another form as the user desires. These parts may be freely separated in order that they may be cleaned and maintained in a perfect sanitary condition.

The section 3, is adapted to tilt vertically to an extent suiicient to permit the legs 14, thereof, to be firmly brought into engagement with the Hoor when said section is in an extended position.

lV hat is claimed as new is A convertible chair, comprising, a main section, the said section including a inain bottom and a supplemental bottom, a sliding section freely movable between said main bottom and the supplemental bottom, means between the sections for limiting the outward movement of the sliding section, supporting legs on the main section, supporting legs on the sliding section, a swinging section, means for adjusting the swinging section angi'llarly of the main section, said adjusting means being separable from the swinging section to permit the latter to be moved to a horizontal position, folding legs carried by the swinging section and depending therefrom when said section is in a horizontal position, means to normally hold the sliding section againstcasual sliding, the legs of the sliding section being slightly shorter than the legs of the main section, and a plurality of cushions adapted to be respectively arranged upon the described sections of the structure.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LAJOS O. SCHULZ.

Witnesses CHRIS FEINLE, Jr., ANNA V. DoYLn.

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